Vengeance

By George Jonas

Subjects: Israel, history, Prevention, Mossad, Identification, Israel. Sherut ha-biṭaḥon ha-kelali, Government policy, Munaẓẓamat Aylūl al-Aswad, Violence against, Counterinsurgency, Olympic Games (20th : 1972 : Munich, Germany), Munich Olympics, True CrimeCounterinsurgency, Israel. Sherut ha-bita hon ha-kelali, Athletes, Jewish-Arab relations, Israelis, Jewish-arab relations, Terrorism, Secret service, Terrorists, History, Insurgency, Israel

Description: This is a detailed chronicle of a team of Mossad hit men dispatched to assassinate 11 Israeli-identified "terrorists" in an "eye-for-an-eye" payback for the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. It gives a vivid portrait of the *sabra* vs. European immigrant class distinctions, as well as the descent into extra-judicial killings over the course of their assignment. It can also be classfied as "True Crime," due to the painfully precise descriptions of spycraft and weapons.